Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Lee White, A/K/A Felix Idleburg, United States of America v. Doris Wade A/K/A Janice Handson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1990No. 88-2457, 88-2458PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Senior District Judge.
Appellees White and Wade appeal their conviction by jury of drug related crimes. The two were tried together in a conspiracy case before the Honorable George F. Gunn. White presents four causes for reversal. He argues that: (1) the trial court improperly allowed the use of “drug courier profiles” as substantive evidence of guilt; (2) the trial court erred in denying his motion for severance of trials; (3) the government improperly commented on his failure to testify; (4) the sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional in their application to this case. Wade joins…
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